Eric's Scribbles

Oregon is an EV Hot Bed

May 11th, 2010 | By Eric

OregonLive.com has a nice piece on Oregon’s role in the electric vehicle revolution.
“A whopping 83 percent of Willamette Valley residents said in a poll last fall that they want Oregon to help lead the nation in pioneering electric vehicles. Many say they’d consider buying an EV, especially as battery range increases and
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Mythbusters – EV’s and Coal Fired Electrical Plants

Mar 28th, 2010 | By Eric
Mythbusters – EV’s and Coal Fired Electrical Plants

One of my pet peeves is when people claim that “electric cars just shift the pollution over from the tailpipe to the electrical generation plant”.



GM unveils Personal EV Concept

Mar 24th, 2010 | By Eric

General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC will showcase the “Electric Networked-Vehicle” launched Wednesday in their joint pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, which opens May 1 and runs for six months.



Jane McGonigal on World Changing Games

Mar 17th, 2010 | By Eric

Jane talks about using games as a way to marshal societal forces in a way that benefits society and tackle huge challenges we face as a society.



Range Anxiety = Much Ado About Nothing

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Eric
Range Anxiety = Much Ado About Nothing

To all those cities worrying about how they are going to get wired for electric vehicles: Fret not.



SPARC – Drive Evolution

Mar 5th, 2010 | By Eric
SPARC – Drive Evolution

The drive system of the SPARC XEV has evolved quite a bit from its’ humble beginning specifications.



OMRRA announces Electric Motorcycle Races

Mar 4th, 2010 | By Eric
OMRRA announces Electric Motorcycle Races

The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association to hold races for electric motorcycles at Portland International Raceway.



xDisplay becomes xenoDisplay

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Eric

Yesterday, just a day after we announced xDisplay to the world, we decided to change the name to “xenoDisplay”.



Group says electric vehicles will create jobs

Feb 19th, 2010 | By Eric

Oregon’s Governor looks to move Oregon towards the Electric Vehicle Industry in an effort to position Oregon for the new era in transportation.